landonrenard's Ballot for Preseason of 2020-21
Submitted on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 5:11PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gonzaga
|
Returning starters/stacked recruiting class, great coaching |
| 2 |
Villanova
|
Valuable guard experience in shortened offseason, great coaching |
| 3 |
Baylor
|
Returning talent, but still have to prove it in March |
| 4 |
Virginia
|
Kihei Clark and Sam Hauser should anchor another solid Tony Bennett squad |
| 5 |
Iowa
|
Luka Garza (obviously), also Wieskamp and Bohannon experienced guards (sensing a theme?) |
| 6 |
Illinois
|
Kofi Cockburn and Ayo Dosunmu are flat out stars |
| 7 |
Wisconsin
|
Returning 5 senior starters, hot end to last season, some depth questions |
| 8 |
Kansas
|
Lots of youth, anchored by a couple seniors, expecting to start a little slow |
| 9 |
Duke
|
Another loaded recruiting class, Matthew Hurt should take a big step up |
| 10 |
Tennessee
|
Fulkerson should be all-SEC, returning a lot of minutes |
| 11 |
North Carolina
|
Should be competing with Duke for the #2 spot in the ACC |
| 12 |
Houston
|
Caleb Mills and Quinten Grimes could carry this team to a Sweet 16 |
| 13 |
Texas Tech
|
Transfers, transfers, transfers. Loaded roster, may take a few weeks to come together |
| 14 |
Kentucky
|
Solid recruiting class, incoming transfers are slightly overvalued due to name power |
| 15 |
Creighton
|
Great finish to last year, Zegarowski will lead them as an all Big East selection |
| 16 |
Michigan State
|
Losing two anchors to draft, but Rocket Watts and stud freshmen should step up |
| 17 |
West Virginia
|
Return 5 of top 6 scorers, Huggins will have them in shape |
| 18 |
Memphis
|
Returning a stacked recruiting class from their freshman year (besides Wiseman) |
| 19 |
Michigan
|
Frontcourt is stacked with Wagner, Livers and the newcomer Brown |
| 20 |
Arizona State
|
Remy Martin and Alonzo Verge Jr. should be great senior leaders in short offseason |
| 21 |
UCLA
|
Returning top 3 scorers, couple freshmen that could contribute |
| 22 |
Richmond
|
Return a ridiculous amount of last years' scoring/minutes, could move into the low teens quickly |
| 23 |
Texas
|
Coleman and Jones return as teams top players, Shaka Smart coaching for his job |
| 24 |
Louisville
|
Carlick Jones should replace Nwora as the lead scorer, lots of talent |
| 25 |
Florida State
|
Must find scoring to replace Vassell, solid nucleus |